Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Ubuntu Linux skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Operating Systems category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Ubuntu over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkUbuntu Linux
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank172-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.097 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£16,000-
Average salary£18,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£20,000-
UK excluding London average salary£31,156£29,450
% change on same period last year+5.79 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10261425
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.686 %0.636 %
Salaries quoted8611204
Average minimum salary£29,081£26,542
Average salary£30,961£28,619
% change on same period last year+8.18 %
Average maximum salary£32,842£30,696
UK excluding London average salary£34,399£34,145
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Ubuntu YorkshireUbuntu
Yorkshire

Ubuntu
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Ubuntu across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

West Yorkshire Ubuntu Demand Trend

Ubuntu
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Ubuntu across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Ubuntu Salary Trend

Ubuntu
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ubuntu within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BradfordNew entry-1£18,000-
LeedsNew entry-1£18,000-
Ubuntu YorkshireUbuntu
Yorkshire

Ubuntu
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Ubuntu also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Ubuntu.

11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)HPUX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux

Ubuntu
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Ubuntu also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Ubuntu. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Technical Support
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)HPUX
11 (100.00 %)Solaris
11 (100.00 %)Linux
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat Linux
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)HP
11 (100.00 %)Red Hat